Shirt



June 20, 1944.

F. DI IUGLIQ SHIRT Filed March 18, 1945 Patentecl June 20, 1944 UNITEDSTATES ;PATENT QOFF-ICE snmr Frrik Di luglio, New Iisven, Corni. IApplcation March 18, 1943, Serial No. 479,570

E This invention relates to shirts and more particularly to mens shirtsprovided with means for supportingthe trousers from the shirt withoutthe employment of the usual suspenders.

As is Well known, many men prefer to support their trousers from theshoulders in preference to employing a. belt. On the other band, thereare certain disadvantages to the use of theooommon type of suspenders inthat they are unsight- 1y in appearance when a. coat is not worn and.they, also, are uncomfortable to some extent for most people. v

One of the principal objections to the use of suspenders is theirappearance. In the present invention, the unsightly appearance ofsuspenders is avoided but at the same time provision is made forsupporting the trousers from the shoulders by means of a strap securedto the shirt itself whch may be made either partly or entirely of thematerial of the shirt so that it Will be neat in appearance and at thesame time be comfortable to the wearer. Moreover, thistrouser-supporting strap (or straps, as there would. normaily be one ai;each side of the shirt) isso arranged that it Will give support to thetrousers at the sides adjacent the hips and may be used with or withouta belt as it will be practically unnoticed andj f worn with a, belt Wii1give the same appea.rance as when the beh; is worn without othersupport.

Moreover, these straps are secured to the shirt in such a. manner thatthe weight of the trousers will be carried from the shoulders withoutundue strain on the shirt itself.

One object of the invention s the provison of a mans shirt, of novelconstruction, having means thereon for supporting the trousers from theshirt.

A stili further object of the invention is a provision of a mans shirthaving secured to the lower portion of the armhole seam a strap whchdepends loosely from its point of securement and which is provided atits lower end with means by whch it may be secured to a. trouser buttonto support the trousers.

Stili another object of the invention is the provision of a. mans shirtwith a trouser-supporting strap secured. ai: its upper end. to the lowerportion of the armhole seam of the shirt at the inside of the latter,whch strap is carried outwardly through an opem'ng in the shirt so thatthe end of the strap may be readily secured to a trouser button or the1ike. The opening through which the strap is carried being so made thatthe strap will have free sliding movement relatively to the shirt itselfsb s not to adve rseiy aiect the apparance of the iatter.

1 T0 these and other ends, the invention ciisists in the novel fea.turesar1d combna.tio n of parts to be hereinafter describedand. .claimed.f Inthe accompanying drawingz Fig. 1 is a side elevationalview of ashirteniboolying my invention; Y 7

Fig. 2 is a. view of the inside surface of the shirt shown in.Fig.-l;;Fig. 3 is a, sectional view on the 1iney3-3 of Fig. 2; and 3 Figs. 4and 5 are views similar to Fig 2 showing 'modified forms of theinventiom.

T0 illustrate a preferredembodiment of my invention, I have showninFigs. 1 to 3 of the drawing a shirt having a body portion Iilto which issecured the usua,l 'sleeve H by means of stitching at the armh ole 12,the shirt being provided with the usuapl side-searh I3. 7

As shown in'Fig. 2.of thgedrawing,fa suspender strap |4 is secured. at'the 'side of the shirt b3rhaving its upperl'end stitohedjin theaimholejsam IZ, as shown at 'l5'.fflt may. be r'0t'ed that the strap 14is larger 'at ts upber end. tha,n 'at the "lower end so that, itfwiliprovide ah extended or elongated. surfacefoiystitching to'the a'rmholesea.m. This Wi11 serv'e to spread the stiain carried by the strap |4'andwill insure a secure connection of the stragi: with the shirt at itsi1pper end Withoi1t uridu bulkiness. Itmay 'a1so be rioted. that, as'shown-.in- Figst}l and 2,the 'strap I4 is dispos'ed slightl3i'lorwardhrof the sde Sea.m |3 so that the bi11l i1ioiitliarmhole seam will beslightiy forward of this side seam and will tend to be carried by thefront of the shoulder portion of the shirt rather than the back.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the front portion of the shirt at a, pointadjacent the armhole seam ami spaced from the secured portion I5 of thestrap l4 is provided with an opening I6 through which the strap l4 maybe carried to the outside of the shirt. This lower exposed end of thestrap may be provided with button holes or the 1ike, l'1, for engagementwith a, trouser button, the ho1es I! being spaced along the length ofthe strap.

Embracing the portion of the garment in which the opening IB is formedis a, piece of reinforcing material I8 whch may be the same material asthe shirt itself, and it Will be noted thai; the base or rear end of thsmateria.l is stitched. into the side seam as shown ai; I 9 and the edgeof this material is likewise stitched to the shirt as shown at 20. Itw11, of course, be understood tha.t the opening 15 is formed throughthereinforcing strip l8 as well as being formed in the material of theshirt tself, so that the strap may be carried through the shirt as shownin Fig. 3. The reinforcement |8 not only gives added strength to theshirt about the 0Dening so as to prevent the tearing out or fraying ofthe latter but also tends to tie the strap I 4 to the side seam of theshirt and thereby ho1d the strap in place.

It will be understood that the strap 14 normally will be secured. onlyat its upper end at point [5 and Will depend 1oosely from this point. Ifit is desired to use this strap in supporting the trousers, the lowerend. Will be carried to the outside of the shirt through the opening |6.If, however, it is not desired to make use of the strap I 4,

it ma.y hang within the shirt and not be passeri through the opening l6.In that event, this opening Will normally be covered by the sleeve andthe shirt will have the appearancef of the ordinary 1 shirt without anytrouser supporting strap. The opening |6 will, of course, be mad of suchlength as to permit the strap to slide fregaiy therethrciugh althoughWhen the shirt is worm'efnd the strap is secured. to the trosers thre-'w1i1j be lt'tle relative movement between the straDjnd the adjacentportions of the shirt. V

Strap M, as stated, m(y be made of the sme material as the shirt itseIfse asnot to bet;on-

spicuo1is. If desired, it maybe.made "o'f fsed material so as to berelativelisLtiiahd, ordinarily, it will be made of a plurality of pliesof 'material so as to be of sufiicent strength.

If desired, howe'ver, this strap may be made partly or wholly offialstic material. For example, in Fig. 4 of the dratving a strap issh'vm in which the upDer part I4 is 0frioi1-elastic fab'ric; the middleportion, l'4', of ela;stic fabri'cand the lo'wer portion, 14", ofne1astic m'aterial. This, Of 'course, may be varied as de'sired.r'1dari'y portieri of the strap may be made of elastic material.

In,Fig. 5 of the drawihg, I have shvvn a.s"o'fnewhat modified form of myinvention Wherein the strap |4 is not provided with oper'1iiigs I 1 butinstead has secured to its exposed end a suspender terial. In otherresjgiects, the forni of my invention shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing isthe same as sh0wn in Figs. 1 to 3.

It will be obvious that I have provided a shirt Wth a trouser-supportingstrap permanently secured thereto, Which strap will efiiciently servethe purpose for which it is intendd and at the same time will not beunsightiy or inconvenient or uncomfortable to the Wearer.

While I have shown and. described -apreferred emb0dimerit of myinverrtin it =Wi ;l1',be understood that it is not to be limited to allof the details shoWn but is capable of modification and variation withinthe spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A shirt having sde seams extending down- Wardly from the armholes, astrap at the inside of the shirt at each side thereof below the armholeseach of said straps being secured at the upper end to the armhole seamforwa.rdly of the junction of the side seams therewith and hang-- ing'downwardly therefrom, the shirt being provided with openings adjacentto,but spa,cedforwardly from, the side seams andatlpints 2spaced aconsiderable distance below the armholes through Which said straps eXtndto the outside of the shirt, fastening means on the lo'werend of saidstraps for connecti'on With a. trouser button,

and reinforcing pieces of material surroundin'g said openings extendingrearwardly to and secured in said side seams. 2. A shirt having"sidese'ams extencling downwardly from the armholes,- a strap at theinside of the shirt at each side thereof below the armholes each of saidstraps 'being secured at the upper end to the armhole seamfofwardlyofthe juncton of the side seams ther'eWith and hanging downwardlytherefrom, the shirt being provided With openings adjacent to, bt spacedforwardly from, the side seams andat points"spacd below the armholesthrough Whi'ch said -straps extend to the outside of the shirt,fasteningmeans on the lower end of said straps for conn'ecti'oh with atrouser button, said straps being wider at their upper ends than at thelower ends whereby they may be stitched to the armhole seam over anextended area; and reinforcing pieces 'of material surrounding saidopenings and eXten'ding rearwardly to, and setilfled in, said's'ides'eams, said pieces being of a relativelynarrow vertical dimensionand being spaced below the armholes.

' FRANK DI IUGLIO.

